Sunday 24 July 2016

Reps clear the air on Jibrin's sack



The leadership of the House of Representatives has reacted to the allegation by the Former Chairman House Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdullamumin Jubrin that he was being victimized by the speaker Dogara.

The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Abdulrazak Namdas, who made the reaction, noted that Jibrin was removed because the leadership reserved the prerogative of appointing and removing committee chairmen whenever they were seen to no longer be able to perform their duties.

 “Most of the allegations on the 2016  budget process and his opposition to immunity of presiding officers  are non-issues and (but) mere afterthought manufactured simply because the House relieved him of his position.

“If he had all these ‘facts’ before, why didn’t he make them public? Why is he doing that now?

“Jibrin, like any other member of the House, knows that there are conventions and precedents as they relate to budgets and projects for principal officers of the National Assembly. Why is he making it an issue now?

“In any case, he is entitled to his opinion as a Nigerian and as a legislator, while acting within the laws of Nigeria and rules of the House.”

Meanwhile, Jibrin has said that rather than tell the truth, the leadership of the House created the impression that he was sacked because he padded the 2016 budget.

He described the reason given for his removal as “complete misrepresentation, false, mischievous, unfair and a calculated attempt to bring my name to disrepute, blackmail, silence and use me as a scapegoat.”

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